# Distance from Brasilia (BSB) to Pukarua (PUK)

> 9,368 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,368 km / 5,821 mi / 5,058 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 105° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 05:53 in Brasilia, it's 22:53 in Pukarua)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,492 ft (PUK is lower than BSB)

## Airports

### [Presidente Juscelino Kubistschek International Airport (BSB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsb-brasilia-presidente-juscelino-kubistschek-international-airport/1ef266df-93eb-6808-bed4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Brasilia, Brazil
- ICAO: SBBR
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -15.870000, -47.920000
- Elevation: 3,497 ft

### [Pukarua Airport (PUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puk-pukarua-pukarua-airport/1ef266df-7369-6a80-98fb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pukarua, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGQ
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -18.300000, -137.020000
- Elevation: 5 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 05:53 in Brasilia, it's 22:53 in Pukarua.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Presidente Juscelino Kubistschek International Airport (BSB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsb-brasilia-presidente-juscelino-kubistschek-international-airport/1ef266df-93eb-6808-bed4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Pukarua Airport (PUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puk-pukarua-pukarua-airport/1ef266df-7369-6a80-98fb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)